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Enrollment
2,995
High
DISTRICT 1,501 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALLER ISD·NCES 484443005073
Waller High School
31213 WALLER SPRING CREEK RD, WALLER, TX 77484 · (936) 372-3654 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,995 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
176 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
1,755 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 885 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 791 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 718 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 601 | 20% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within WALLER ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 8.0% | 43.0% | 20.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 29.0% | 34.0% | 20.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 51.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 21.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 14.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Waller High School
Waller High School's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waller High School this school | 2,995 | 58.6% | 45.8% |
| Paschal High School FORT WORTH | 2,127 | 59.4% | 45.6% |
| Dickinson High School DICKINSON | 3,810 | 59.1% | 56.0% |
| Ennis High School ENNIS | 1,887 | 59.7% | 45.9% |
| Angleton High School ANGLETON | 2,225 | 61.4% | 52.1% |
| Conroe High School CONROE | 5,252 | 59.3% | 53.2% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Waller High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #969 of 1,385 | #96 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #649 of 1,425 ▲ 454 | #97 of 155 ▲ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #951 of 1,425 ▼ 4 | #101 of 155 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +23.5pp | #307 of 1,184 | #44 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,995 | #79 of 2,107 | #33 of 223 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #1,077 of 1,344 | #97 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #399 of 1,346 | #46 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.6% | #838 of 1,522 | #138 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +48.4% | #74 of 672 | #9 of 64 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,995
+797 (+36%) vs 2020
+234% since 1990-91, when it was 898
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,995 | 175.9 | 17.0:1 | 59% (1,755) |
| 2023-24 | 2,846 | 166.7 | 17.1:1 | 64% (1,811) |
| 2022-23 | 2,639 | 159.8 | 16.5:1 | 62% (1,631) |
| 2020-21 | 2,198 | 144 | 15.3:1 | 63% (1,380) |
| 2017-18 | 2,018 | 119.9 | 16.8:1 | 56% (1,136) |
| 2015-16 | 1,876 | 103 | 18.2:1 | 55% (1,037) |
| 2010-11 | 1,533 | 96 | 16.0:1 | 56% (861) |
| 2000-01 | 1,237 | 83 | 14.9:1 | 27% (331) |
| 1990-91 | 898 | 60 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waller High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 48% (2,018 to 2,995); teachers up 47% (119.9 to 175.9).
About Waller High School
Waller High School is one of the public schools in WALLER, Texas. It is a large high school. It enrolled 2,995 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 276% higher than the average for high schools in Texas, which is about 796.
Besides Waller High School, WALLER ISD runs 10 other schools. The district enrolls 9,905 students.
Waller High School is 58% Hispanic by enrollment. The remaining students are 26% White, 12% Black, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Pick two students at random and there is a 58% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Waller High School is 175.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.0:1. This ratio sits 1.9 above the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 59%. The rate at public schools in Harris County averages 70%, higher than here.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Waller High School's results are 2.9 points below predicted: 45.8% against 48.7%.
Census estimates describe Harris County this way: the median household income is $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Waller High School, Harris County has 1,204 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Waller High School to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Schultz Junior High School. Other public schools within five miles: 5. Waller High School comes in 2nd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Waller High School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment has grown by 797 students since 2020-21, to 2,995. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 15.3:1 to 17.0:1.
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Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WALLER ISD
- Schultz Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,194 students
- Waller Junior High SchoolMiddle · 951 students
- Bryan Lowe Elementary SchoolElementary · 839 students
- I T Holleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 753 students
- H T Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 720 students
- Fields Store Elementary SchoolElementary · 718 students
Other schools in WALLER
- Schultz Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,194 students
- Waller Junior High SchoolMiddle · 951 students
- I T Holleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 753 students
- Fields Store Elementary SchoolElementary · 718 students
- Waller J J Alternative Education ProgramHigh · 7 students
- Mary Alice Cure Elementary SchoolElementary
Nearby schools
- Schultz Junior High School0.4 mi · 1,194
- Waller J J Alternative Education Program1.3 mi · 7
- Waller Junior High School1.3 mi · 951
- I T Holleman Elementary School1.4 mi · 753
- H T Jones Elementary School3.9 mi · 720
- Evelyn Turlington Elementary School5.0 mi · 715
Frequently asked questions
About Waller High SchoolHow many students attend Waller High School?
Waller High School enrolls approximately 2,995 students in grades 09-12.
Is Waller High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Waller High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Waller High School have?
Waller High School employs 176 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Waller High School?
At Waller High School, the student body is approximately 26% White, 58% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Waller High School public or private?
Waller High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by WALLER ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.